The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-18
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climbed the rocks 10 their retreat
Did yer I'm Miss Lille Marse john"
NO jeff; she Is not at the camp.
No, Marse John, yers correct; dey isn't
dar
Did you 60 there. too2" John asked, half
angrily.
Yes. All | done went TO anoder camp.
too. And this natural scout and warrior
chucklei 10 think he had outdone his edu-
Gated master.
Well, what did You fnd?" demanded
John
"Foun Miss Lille an sylvia, sab.
"lou have. Where are they?" And John
started TO 60.
Wait, Marse Johu. Yer can do muffin
now. Yer mus wait till ebenin'
Well, tell me what you know anyway.
said John, eagerly.
And jeff told him.
couldn't stan 1t after yer lei. an SO ]
les got up an went too. | went to der
camp fust, an got OAR jes as yer was er
pullin ont Dye min dat log ter yer lef'
as yer cum out? Do, Ell Well. was dAr
agiu he udder side W en- yer lef les look
Ober in lie camp Wen | see Woodsley.
de debbI was er hol nv me. for | could
hardly keep frum lettn Their ole gun loose.
What fer de Iawd low sech 70 ks made fer,
nOhOw, | den goes aroun on dis we're side
ny en- an hunts fer PAT, fer l knowd dat
eff de women wasn't dar dev mus hab
auoder place close BY, an Marse john, ]
was correc. l hit de PAT an tuck 1t an
lollered 1t on until | KEN ter--Does yer
see DAT bushwhacker comm ober de hill
yauGert
John looked IN the direction indicated.
Sure enough, There was one Just coming
over hill. only about a quarter Of mile
from camp ana he was on his way there
now
Oar is whar dev an. Marse John; jes
oher de hill
Were YOU there, Jetf2'
Yes. sab. was there for long time, but
didn't see Miss Lille, but knowd she war
dar case / saw Sylvia gwine fer water TO de
spring
Did you speak TO herr"
Yes. sab. / saw de man watchin' de do
an l crep down to de bush close by, an
l got dar je7 as she was gwine away wild lie
water, an / sez, 'Yere, sylvia" an she
almos' drap down wild fright but | sez,
Dis yers jeff, Don't be skeered" an l
done tole her den to tell Miss Lille dat
AlaTse John was heah close. an mo- perijch-
erIg JEFF, an dat dey would bot be turned
loose mighty soon, an not to fret.
What did sylvia say"
She say dat de poo girl was erwin
herself mos sick.
Anything else, jeff
No, Marse John, one ob de debbils what
vaz er watchjn de gals, holler, Come ere,
you brack niger. er III blow de debbil
outen yer. an so she went; but dat bush
whacker wont lib ter be as ole as Nethu-
seum, sab.
1t was evident that the guard was being
relieved, or that they thought it only neces-
sary to have one guard doing duty during
the daytime.
Can We accomplish anything at once,
Jeff
No. We mus 90 slow, Marse John, case
dere Is no use frowlR' away powder. an
mrbbe gettin' crippled, on account Oh fool
ishness n dis heah fuss. We Is all right
heah, an night am de best time ter hunt
coon and bushwhackers.
From where our friends were located It
was impossible for their foes TO leave
without been seen, so q constant watch was
kept on the openings below and above their
camp.
I don't see any horses, JET. They must
have plenty of them, but where can they
be?"
Does yer see dat Loller twix de hill an
de camp"
Yes
Dat am de cahty De bosses am dere
what makes you think so?"
Case | knows ii. Ise seed dem.
Well, JEFF, you are good one
Yes. Marse John. Ise purity fair mig
ger ter work when likes de business
You certainly must like war. them
"Jes tUllahle, tollahle Marse John.
What about the horses?"
When / was gwIne up de PAT dat 90 TO
de place whar Miss Lille Is, / heerd de
tinkim oy a bell to de lef IN de brush, an
l Jes went out fer ter see about de matter.
As | specs bosses was dere, an deY comes
handy sometimes, Yer know. Well. l foun'
de bosses, Atarse John, an lots Oh dem.
Mebbe we kin use some Oh dose animals
dis ebentn.'
That Is what 7 think, left But how
does 1t COM that you are so well posted,
and know light where everything Isl
Sc been heah befo, Marse John, ef Yer
dIsremember correc ""
"Ihts true, so YOU have; and il seems
that Won improved your time, too.
Use no count plantation niger, Marsc
John. but Sc some dapted for wah, an /
spec de reason ain dat ! spIZe de debbil
an udde bushw hacker
When the sun was pretty well up per-
son WAS seen carrying something from
camp toward the hill beyond which were
the captlyes The watchers supposed II was
food tor them.
An hour OF more later they saw another
one of the campers going IN tine same direc-
ton They were not positive, at that dis
tlnca, but they believed ii to be Edom
Woodsley. He walked SLOWLY. and the two
men watched him closely until his head
sank beyond the hill.
1t Is worth our while to follow this midi
yIdIUd, ion our friends were correct in
thinking the person to be Woodsley. II
seemed that he vas not IL as healthy con
dIuqu as he desired. His wound had in
famed, aud without proper care was not
dong as well as he could wish He was not
IN the best Of spillts as he unlocked the
door OF the rough log prison that held his
lovely captive
Lille wa sitting by one Of the small
loop-holes that answered for windows.
Watching the birds fitting about IN the
ugi-hhurng trees. Her spirits had re-
yiyet since hearing that friends were near.
amt She was app caring her own self again
when Eaom Noodsley entered
rs she saw who the intruder was she rose
abruptly, and her ewes flashed as he came
toward her.
Good morning. Miss Lille. trust I
find You well, h. said as he reached out his
left had.
You viii excuse me for not offering YOU
my right hand. but that hand appears to be
too 'shaky now" And he tried 70 laugh At
the eah pun.
IL wish You would not impose voIr hate
tul presence upon me. when Won know how
dlstasleful It IS. she sand VT huuJ raving
amy attention TO the outstretched hand
", my little beauty. Won viii ike me
when you know me brtt4r. lie signif-
ctutiy remarked
tod knows. l wish ] had never known
yoa. Naur wIckedness has made all my
misery.
"Aa9l mate las brought any trouble uron
yoH that yoU have bad lo4 have ATTEMPT
ed Tue life Of one that loves Won. Lille Ed
dies, bus even that xii. be forgiven if Won
viii bat
Hush Do not Insult me again. and
when I am unprotected could never even
cai o:-e friend who has 'Lu- Vauzd OF the
Cvf-L-e.es~
You have not always been So defense
less j. seems. And ne pointed Ia his
vo.rd
"Ah But ! wish I mad that weapon with
rue wherever coward offers an Insult
1T Is useless to proloug this j feeling.